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Vicia
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Vicia
Vicia
is a
genus
of about 140
species
of
flowering plants
commonly known as
vetches
. It is in the
legume
family
(
Fabaceae
). Member species are native to
Europe
,
North America
,
South America
,
Asia
and
Africa
. Some other
genera
of their
subfamily
Faboideae
also have names containing "vetch", for example the vetchlings (
Lathyrus
) or the milk-vetches (
Astragalus
). The broad bean (
Vicia faba
) is sometimes separated in a
monotypic
genus
Faba
; although not often used today, it is of historical importance in
plant taxonomy
as the namesake of the
order
Fabales
, the Fabaceae and the Faboideae. The
tribe
Vicieae
in which the vetches are placed is named after the genus' current name. Among the closest living relatives of vetches are the lentils (
Lens
) and the true peas (
Pisum
).
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